My first week of eating the carnivore diet was mostly good with a few challenges. I never really cooked much meat at home before, so I had to learn. I’ll admit that I’ve had my share of very rare steaks and hamburger patties during this week until I bought a […]
Carnivore Diet , Fermenting Food , Personal
Experimenting with the Carnivore Diet and Fermenting Foods
While I was travelling, it was difficult to stay on my usual diet. Mexico in particular was difficult for me as I couldn’t find the foods I was used to, and Romania just had too many temptations for me. Now that I’m back in Vancouver, where I can get everything […]
Canada , Personal
Vancouver – Home Sweet Home
After Birmingham, I made a stop in Bucharest—it felt so familiar by now that it could almost pass for a second home. I had a few good days there, but my time in Romania was running out (90 days limit). And “home” was the key word… I was missing a […]
England , Europe
Stopover in Birmingham
From Glasgow, I flew to Birmingham to meet up with another friend. He picked me up at the airport, bless him! We spent a few hours catching up, had lunch at a nice little café and went to a nature park, where we walked up a hill and sat on […]
Edinburgh , Europe , Scotland , travel
Edinburgh – Holyrood & Tea Time
On our last day in Edinburgh, we walk to Holyrood Park to see the Palace of Holyroodhouse. On our way, we pass through a cemetery in a park, and of course, we see the castle again. We walk the Royal Mile and continue on Canongate, an iconic street where we […]
Edinburgh , Europe , Scotland , travel
Edinburgh – Dean Village
After having surrounded the castle on foot on our first day, I am eager to visit it but quickly find out that there is a steep entrance fee that does not even include a guided tour and that it is quite overrun and crowded with tourists every day. My friend […]
Edinburgh , Europe , Scotland , travel
Edinburgh – First Impressions
After leaving the Isle of Islay the same way we got there (ferry and bus), we are quickly disenchanted with our airbnb in Glasgow, the apartment itself and the location in the city—in fact, with the city itself. We make a snap decision to abandon it (our host graciously reimbursed […]
Isle of Islay , Scotland , whisky
Isle of Islay – Kilchoman Tour
The Kilchoman distillery is set into beautiful farmland and nature; this is the only distillery not located right at the ocean, and we drive by Loch Gorm and several fields of barley with Kilchoman signs that identify the variety grown there. It’s a narrow but beautiful road, and the weather […]
Isle of Islay , Scotland , whisky
Isle of Islay – Whisky Distillery Pilgrimage
The Isle of Islay is known for its peaty whisky, and there are nine active single malt scotch whisky distilleries on the island. We visited each and every one plus a couple more… Bunnahabhain and Ardbeg were covered during the Fèis Ìle on our first two days on the island. […]
Isle of Islay , whisky
Isle of Islay – Bruichladdich Distillery Tour
Bruichladdich is the first distillery we visit after the Fèis Ìle is over; it’s the one closest to Portnahaven where we’re staying. We park our car with a view to the sea inlet that splits the Isle of Islay open in the south. The visitor’s centre is rustic with exposed […]